About The Event
Come hear the djembe drums dance and the ngoni’s strings sing as the griots tell you a tale. A tale set long ago when the stars were still babies, and the trees and animals talked. A tale passed down from generation to generation about a water-stealing sun and a baobab tree bearing an unexpected and unusual gift. Featuring music from Mali and Senegal, puppets large and small, one naughty monkey and a witch with an itch to dance, Baobab is a percussion-filled fable about a boy’s heroic quest to save his village from drought.
About The Organizer
Launched at the turn of the millennium, Motus is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. We have produced 15 original pieces aimed at young audiences, performing them at the regional, national and international levels – racking up more than 1,700 performances here at home, and also abroad, in China, the U.S., Mexico, Spain, France, Switzerland, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Greece and Costa Rica.
We’ve performed for over 390,000 spectators. Several of our plays have been translated and performed in English, in Spanish, and two in Mandarin, as well as integrating 10 other languages into our pieces.
Motus works in the medium of puppetry arts, reveling in the freedom it offers in dramaturgy and staging, the perfect vehicle for stirring emotions and pushing formal boundaries. Co-artistic directors Hélène Ducharme et Mathilde Addy-Laird explore the relationship between puppets, acting, live music, black and color shadow theatre, and other complementary theatre forms.
Please Note
This production is recommended for ages 4 - 7 with no intermission. Performance dates from March 11th - March 19th. Saturday and Sunday | 11 am and 3 pm The performance on March 19th is a Sensory-Friendly Performance which includes: Modified lighting and sound Judgement-free inclusive environment Calming corner and activity area Specialists and support resources
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